Rec | CAT SWEATER

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This is the 2nd sweater I ever made (I’ve made like 8 now and I’m working on a 9th). I used that crochet cat afghan pattern by sarah miller maxfield but did a knit version and made it into a sweater. bee and puppycat-inspired color palette. this was in 2021 and my knitting was not very good (and in retrospect this was far too ambitious of a project for my level at the time). but I still have it and I still wear it, it’s a treasure. as far as my “signature projects” go, this is definitely one of them.

@knitzsche

Jan 13, 2025

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@mimsyotoole

ooh so cute! I can see the inspiration! I'd love to see one of your recent sweaters too to see the growth. Colorwork is next on my list! I just got a book with colorwork charts and another with Japanese knitting stitches. I also just got these wonderful PDFs from etsy with beautiful Japanese knitwear. The silhouettes and colorwork are all so *chefs kiss*

Jan 14, 2025

@knitzsche

mimsyotoole for sure! I’m working on an adjusted pattern for one of the sweaters in Viking Knits by Lasse Matberg. its slow going but will post when done 👍 colorwork gives me a headache but i’ve been getting used to knitting English style so I can hopefully get better at colorwork.

Jan 14, 2025

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